What does death takes no bribes mean?

Its a saying which personifies Death as if he was a person who one could offer a bribe to. It then says that Death will not accept bribes.

This means that if death was a person he would not accept bribes or be swayed from his job of taking you from this life.

Similar sayings:

There is no dodging death.

You can't cheat death.

Death is inevitible.

You can't bargin with death.